I've decided to create a reading blog to show my students at a Toronto boys' school-- who are frequently reluctant readers-- the delight in reading.

Sunday, March 03, 2013

3 Terrific 2012 novels: A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME, SHINE SHINE SHINE, and WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE

A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME by Wiley Cash
(Harper Collins)

If you're a fan of Margaret Laurence's
style, then you'll love this debut. If you're snake phobic like me, the first
50 pages will be a struggle. Follow @wileycash on Twitter. Visit his website: http://www.wileycash.com

SHINE SHINE SHINE by Lydia Netzer (St.
Martin’s Press)

The best book about alopecia, astronauts
and autism that you'll ever read. A startling debut novel. I read it in one
great gulp. Follow Lydia Netzer as @lostcheerio on Twitter. Visit her website: http://lydianetzer.blogspot.ca

Quirky, smart, sly, this novel by Maria Semple
(who cut her teeth as a writer for television on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) is
maddening, joyful and deeply human. Visit her website: http://www.mariasemple.com